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PAK =a SOAL LATIHAN UTBK SBMPTN i TES BAHASA INGGRIS 1 The following text is for questions 1 to 10. Researchers have controverted the myth that extreme sportsmen and women are adrenalin junkies with a death o wish, according toa new study. The research has been published in the latest edition of Psychology of Consciousness: Theory, Research and Practice by QUT Adjunct Professor Eric Brymer, who is currently based af Leeds Beckett University in the UK, and QUT Professor Robert Schweitzer. Professors Brymer and Schweitzer said extreme sports were leisure activities in which a mismanaged mistake or accident could result in death, such as BASE jumping, oig wave surfing and solo rope free climbing, “Extreme sports have developed into a worldwide phenomenon anc we are witnessing an unprecedented interest in and engagement with these activities," Professor Brymer said. "While participant numbers in many traditional team and individual sports such as gott, basketball and racket sports seem to have declined over the past decade, participant ‘numbers in extreme sports have surged, making it @ multi-milion dollar industr Professor Brymer said until now there had been a gross misunderstanding of what motivates people to take pet extreme sports, with meny writing it off 2s an activity for adrenalin junkies. "Our research has shown people who engage in extreme sports are anything but irresponsible risk-takers with = death wish. They are highly trained individuals with a deep knowledge of themselves, the activity and environment who do it to have an experience that is life enhencing and life changing,’ he said, "The experience is very hard to describe in the same way that love is hard to describe. It makes the participant feel very alive where all senses seem to be working better than in everyday life, as if the participant is transcendi everyday ways of being and glimpsing their own potential. "For example, BASE jumpers talk about being able to see all the colours and nooks and crannies of the rock they zoom past at 300kmv/n, or extreme climbers fee! like they are floating and dancing with the rock. People about time slowing down and merging with nature.” Professor Schweitzer said understanding motivations for extreme sports were important to understand humans. ‘Far from the traditional risk-focused assumptions, extreme sports participation facilitates more posi psychological experiences and express human values such as humility, harmony, creativity, spirituality and a vital sense of self that enriches everyday life," Professor Schweitzer said. He said because extreme sports participants found it hard to put their experiences into words, the resea project had taken a new approach to understanding the data. ‘So rather than a theory based approach which make judgements that dont reflect the lived experience of extreme sports participants, we took @ phenomenol approach to ensure we went in with an open mind,” he sad. “This allowed us to focus on the lived-experience extreme sport with the goal of explaining themes that are consistent with participants’ experience,'By doing this were able to, forthe first time, conceptualise such experiences as potentially representing endeavours at the © end of human agency, that is making choices to engage in activity which may in certain circumstances lead death. "However, such experiences have been shown to be affirmative of life and the potential for transform: “Extreme sport has the potential to induce non-ordinary states of consciousness that are at once powerful meaningful 6 BSEAGS BESERRR BSHBSET Adapted trom: hntp:/wwsclencedaly The paragraph preceding the passage most likely )_sportsmen’s discusses about ... adrenalin (A) examples of extreme sportsmen and women {E) research findings of earlier studies on usually done. accidents. (B) news related to death episodes linked to extreme sports athletes. (C) the real dangerous trend of people involved in extreme sports. 128) sunses uTBx seMPTN 2023 ‘The word ‘junkies’ in paragraph 1 in the passage is closest in meaning to (A) participants. (D)_ practitioners. 8) addicts (©) specialists. (C) experts. From paragraph 1, the author of the passage is. trying to convey that ... (A)_ doing extreme sports may lead to death. B) extreme sports are able to trigger dependence of 2a (C) extreme sports are usually done by men and ‘women. (0) extreme sports are only done by sports men. (€) the motivations of extreme sports athletes have been mistaken. ‘The author describes the approach used to understand research data most effectively in .. (A) paragraph 1 and 2. (8) paragraph 3 and 6. (C)_ paragraph 7. (D) paragraph 8. (€) paragraph 9, ‘According to Professor Schweitzer, extreme sport has the potential to ... non-ordinary states of consciousness that are at once powerful and meaningful. (A). bring about D)_ perform (8) relate (E) enrich (C) contribute By doing extreme sport we ... for the frst time, conseptualise such experiences as potentially representing endeavours at the extreme end of human agency. (A)_might (0) could B) should (E) shall (C) must 7. In the passage there are statements like these: So rather than a theory based approach which may make judgements that dont refiect the lived experience of extreme sports participants, we took a phenomenological approach to ensure we went in with an open mind," he said. “This allowed us to focus on the lived-experience of extreme sport with the goal of explaining themes that are consistent with participants! experience. Based on the statement above, if the research team had taken a theory-based approach, they slight details in the extreme sports participants’ experiences. (A) will not expose. (B) would not expose. (C)_ will not have exposed. (D)__would not be exposed. (©) would t have exposed. 8. According to the passage, it can be hypothesized that (A) the mote they choose extreme sports — the ‘more participants are having fun with them the_more they experience ar rush - the become skilful (C) the riskier the sports are - the more irresponsible the participants are (0) the more participants get motivated ~ the more they are unwilling to participate in a study (E) the more participants get trained ~ the more often they practice exstrem sport ( 9. The author would apparently agree that a phenomenological approach and understanding data discussed in the passage is similar to the phenomenon between .. (A) holiday and preparing meals. (B)_meals and performing a show. (C)_ games and caring pets (D) crane and lifting materials. (E) book and taking exam. 10. The option that best completes the last sentence of the passage is ... (A) Extreme sports releases negative emotions and past trauma. (B) It is where the participants level up their sport skills {C) Extreme sports allow an escape from ‘oumbing dullness in the workplace. D) These _experien ich the lives of participants. (E) Extreme sports tale exercises to another perspective of humanity. Sukses UTBK SBMPTN 2023 [RS The following text is for questions 11 to 20. Brazzaville — The World Health Organization (WHO) welcomes innovations around the world including repurposing drugs, traditional medicines and developing new therapies in the search for potential treatments for Covid 19. ‘WHO recognizes that traditional, complementary and alternative medicine has many benefits and Africa has @ long history of traditional medicine and practitioners that play an important role in providing care to populations. ‘Medicinal plants such as Artemisia annua are being considered as possible treatments for Covid 19 and should be tested for efficacy and adverse side effects. Africans desene to use medicines tested to the same standards a5 people in the rest of the world. Even if therapies are derived from traditional practice and natural, establishing their efficacy and safety through rigorous clinical trials is critical. ‘African governments through their Ministers of Health edopted a resolution urging Member States to produce evidence on the safety, efficacy and quality of traditional medicine at the Fiftieth Session of the WHO Regional ‘Committee for Africa in 2000. Countries also agreed to undertake relevant research and require national medicines regulatory agencies to approve medicines in line with international standards, which include the product following @ strict research protocol and undergoing tests and clinical trizls. These studies normally involve hundreds of people under the monitoring of the national regulatory authorities and may take quite a few months in an expedited process. ‘WHO is working with research institutions to select traditional medicine products which can be investigated for clinical efficacy and safety for Covid 19 treatment, In additior, the Organization will continue to support countries a5 they explore the role of traditional health practitioners in prevention, control, and early detection of the virus 4s well as case referral to health facilites. ‘Over the past two decades, WHO has been working with countries to ensure safe and effective traditional medicine development in Africa by providing financial resources and technical support. WHO has supported clinical trials, leading 14 countries to issue marketing authorization for 89 traditional medicine products which have met international and national requirements for registration. Of these, 43 have been included in national essential ‘medicines lists. These products are now part of the arsenal to treat patients with a wide range of diseases including ‘malaria, opportunistic infections related to HIV, diabetes, sickle cell disease and hypertension. Almost all countries in the WHO African region have national traditional medicine policies, following support from WHO. ‘As efforts are under way to find treatment for Covid 19, caution must be taken against misinformation, especially on social media, about the effectiveness of certain remedies. Many plants and substances are being proposed without the minimum requirements and evidence of quality, safety and efficacy. The use of products to treat Covid 19, which have not been robustly investigated can put people in danger, giving a false sense of security and distracting them from hand washing and physical distancing which are cardinal in Covid 19 prevention, and ‘may also increase self-medication and the risk to patient safety. WHO welcomes every opportunity to collaborate with countries and researchers to develop new therapies and ‘encourages such collaboration for the development of effective and safe therapies for Africa and the world, Benefits of Artemisia Powerful anti-microbial anti-fungal Effective for Effective against treating S180 parasites May have Helps reduce antiviral capabilities Inflammation ‘Adapted from: https:/www.afro. who.Jntirews/who-supports-scientticaly-proven-traditional-medicine® Fst rox sour 2020 11.W a eve30 ee ae medicine? 4. Which of the followings best restate the sentence “As efforts are under way to find treatment for COVID 19, caution must be taken against misinformation, especially on social media, about the effectiveness of certain remedies.” In paragraph 6? (A) Waming has to be taken against misinformation, particularly on social ‘media, about the efficacy of certain cure, as efforts under way to find medical care for Covid 19. (8) As efforts are under way to find treatment for Covid 19, caution mustn't be taken against misinformation, especially on social media, about the effectiveness of certain remedies (C) As efforts are under way to find treatment for Covid 19, caution must be taken against misinformation, especially on social media, about the deficiency of certain remedies. (D) Waring has to be taken against misinformation, particularly on social media, about the shortage of certain cure, as efforts under way to find medical care for Covid 19. (€) Caution has to be taken against misinformation, particularly on social ‘media, about the shortage of certain cure, as efforts under way to find medical care for Covid 19. 412. These products are now part of the arsenal to treat patients with a wide range of diseases including malaria... (paragraph 5). The underlined word refers to. (A)_ national essential medicines. (8) traditional medicine products. (C) clinical trials. (0) national requirements. (€) technical support. 13, How does paragraph 2 relate to paragraph 37 (A) Paragraph 2 states that traditional, complementary and altemative medicine has many benefits for Covid 19, while paragraph 3 states. that African governments adopted a resolution urging member states to produce evidence on the safety, efficacy and quality of traditional medicine (8) Paragraph 2 illustrates Artemisia as an alternative remedy for Covid 19, while paragraph 3 states countries that agree to undertake relevant research and require national medicines regulatory. (©) Paragraph 2 exemplifies the benefits of traditional altemative remedy for Covid 19, while paragraph 3 states countries that 14 15, 16. 17, agree to undertake relevant research and require national medicines regulatory. (0) Paragraph 2 illustrates traditional medicine products which can be investigated for Clinical efficacy and safety for Covid 19, while paragraph 3 states studies involving hundreds of people under the monitoring of the national regulatory authorities. (©) Paragraph 2 illustrates countries that agree to undertake relevant research and require rational medicines regulatory, while paragraph 3 states Artemisia as 2 solely alternative remedy for Covid 19. Based on the infographic, we can predict that the use of Artemisia as remedy in the future will (A) notably fluctuates. (8) significantly increases. (C) slightly remains. (0) reasonably preserves. (E) moderately shrinks. From the infographic, we learn that .. (A) Artemisia is less effective against parasite, (8) Artemisia contains no anticancer properties. (©) Artemisia is poweriess anti-microbial. (0) Artemisia helps enhance inflammation. (€) Artemisia contains antiviral capabilities. The following statements are true according to the passage, except... (A) Over the past two decades, WHO has been working with countries to ensure safe and effective traditional medicine development in Africa. (8) The use of investigated products to treat COVID 19 can put people in danger. (©) WHO has supported clinical trials, leading 14 countries to issue marketing authorization for £89 traditional medicine products. (0) WHO will continue to support countries as they explore the role of traditional health Practitioners in prevention, control, and early detection of the virus as well 35 case referral to health facilites. (©) Medicinal plants such as Artemisia annua are considered as possible treatments for coviD 19. ‘What is the best title of the passage? (A) The Development of Traditional Drugs (8) The Use of Artemisia as Alternative Medication (C) The Impact of Drug on People’s Health and Livelihoods (0) The Role of Government in Producing Traditional Drugs (E)_ The Increasing Use of Traditional Drugs cuts ute sant 2023 18. What can be concluded from the passage? (A) (8) () (0) (e) All medicinal plants have been possible treatments for COVID 19. WHO has been working with countries around the word to ensure safe and effective traditional medicine development. WHO recognizes that traditional, complementary and alternative medicine has less benefit. WHO has issued marketing authori for traditional medicine products. WHO welcomes countries to collaborate in developing the effective and safe therapies for treating COVID 19. tion Sukses UTBK SEMPTN 2023 19. The authors attitude regarding Artemisia is... (A) supporting, (8) neutral. (C) loving. (0) thank, (E) indifferent. 20. The passage can be generally found in . (A) lifestyle magazine. (B) education journal. (C) reference books. (0) newspaper article. (E) medical textbooks. ky Lt arf WOSRE FORT FRRERE FRR TSKETARESETE >

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